Papers, 1856-1905.

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Papers, 1856-1905.

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Four handwritten poems and 27 essays by Hay while at Brown University. A number of letters from Cleveland architect George F. Hammond re: houses Hay was having built. Letter from Arthur Palmer, Brown University librarian in reply to what to add to the library. Letters from John D. Blatz, J.G. Cowles and Daniel E. Sickles. Letters from Hay to Sir John Clark, William Dean Howells, John Nicolay, Senator John G. Morgan, Lord Salsbury, John J. McCook, Edward Hale and one letter, 1900 to "Dear Mr. President". Manuscript copies of Hay's diaries and letters, copied by Henry Adams for publication in "Letters and Diaries of John Hay", 1908. Diary covers the years with Lincoln, when Hay was present for many important moments, his years abroad and his years as editor, journalist and Secretary of State. The copied letters include many to Henry Adams, John Nicolay, William Dean Howells, and some to Robert Lincoln. Includes some letters not published in the book.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Henry Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams, was educated at Harvard and served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, when he was Minister to England. He rejected a political career to teach history at Harvard and edit The North American review, 1870-1877, then returned to Washington. He wrote prolifically on many subjects and is best known for his Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1904) and The education of Henry Adams (1907). From the description of Henry Adam...

Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901

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Private secretary and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John George Nicolay autograph [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174963388 A private secretary to Abraham Lincoln while he served as president and a biographer of Lincoln after his death. From the description of Letters, 1854-1899. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53040007 Private secretaries to President Abraham Linco...

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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Carolyn Wells published under the pseudonym Rowland Wright. From the description of Autograph postcard signed from W.D. Howells to Carolyn Wells, Rahway [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694525270 Author, editor, critic. From the description of Letters chiefly to Alexander? Black [manuscript] 1888-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943111 William Dean Howells was an American novelist...

Hay, John, 1838-1905

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Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author. From the description of Papers, 1829-1916. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122598680 American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644640373 Statesman, poet, Secretary of State. ...

United States. Dept. of State. Secretary.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...